Operating instructions

Ejecting Tape Cartridges 5-11
September 2007
Ejecting Tape Cartridges
Use the I/E station to remove tape cartridges from the library.
Using the I/E station to remove cartridges does not disrupt
library operations.
To remove tape cartridges from the library, do the following:
Step 1 Issue a SCSI MOVE MEDIUM command from the
host with the source storage cell and the destination
I/E cell.
— or —
Execute the Eject command from the operator
panel. Refer to Eject Dialog on page 4-56.
The library locks the I/E station, puts cartridges in the
the I/E station, then unlocks the I/E station.
Step 2 Wait until the I/E station lock light is off, then
rotate the I/E station door open and remove the
I/E magazine, or cartridges from the I/E station.
Step 3 Put the I/E magazine into the I/E station if you
removed it in the previous step.
Step 4 Rotate the I/E station door closed. The door locks
and the accessor scans the I/E station.